Jess Lockwood is still planning on returning to competition this upcoming weekend New York City. He needs clearance from Dr. Tandy Freeman and the holiday season is proving to be a difficult time to obtain that. I will let you know when his competition status is clarified.
Kaique Pacheco went 0 for 2 in Albany and is currently 19th in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 75.50 points.
Eli Vastbinder went 0 for 2 and is currently 36th in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 12 points. The first round of UTB series cuts was this past weekend and Eli finds himself outside the top 35 (guaranteed position for riders inside the top 35) so he will have to wait until the draw comes out before Albany to see if he has qualified to compete. Know that PBR has been going very deep into the pool of alternate riders so he should qualify based on need alone.
Cooper Davis rode 2 of 3 over the weekend highlighted by sharing the round 2 win with Pacheco, and placing 6th overall in the event. Cooper earned enough event points, 49.5 to overtake the number one place overall in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 256.50 points. Davis has opened up the season with four straight top ten finishes, he’s won three of 12 rounds and rode 8 of 12 bulls.
In the Minneapolis event championship round Briggs Madsen was thrown from his bull and then stepped on afterwards while trying to get away. At the time he didn’t think much of it until it was getting progressively worse as the week went on. Ex – Rays revealed a compressed fracture in his foot that may require surgery to repair. He is getting a second opinion before he opts for surgery, which he was told has a 6 – 7 week usual recovery time. Briggs is currently 24th in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 40 points.
Jess Lockwood is still gearing up for a return in New York City January 6-7-8. Dr. Tandy Freeman checked on his progress last week and he continues to improve. New York City appears to be a realistic bet for his return.
Kaique Pacheco rode 2 of 3 bulls over the weekend highlighted by sharing the round 2 win with Cooper Davis and 7th overall in the event, his second consecutive top ten event result. Kaique earned 42.50 UTB points and improved to 14th in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 75.50 points.
Eli Vastbinder went 0 for 2 and is currently 32nd in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 12.
Briggs Madsen went 1 for 3 over the weekend highlighted by wining round 2 and qualifying for his first event championship round. In one 89.50 ride Briggs registered his first elite PBR UTB score, his first event round win, his first event championship round and his first UTB points. Briggs earned 40 points, vaulting him up to 18th in the PBR UTB world finals standings.